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re: can I install XP on my system (etower633ids)?
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 8:03 am
Posted by Steve
(23810 messages posted)
The internet has some good tutorials on How to Dual Boot Vista and XP.
If done properly your Vista Programs will be OK. When Installing XP you have to also
install any additional Programs.
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correction
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 8:35 am
Posted by Steve
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Meant tutorials on how to Dual boot ME, and XP.
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also
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 8:41 am
Posted by Steve
(23810 messages posted)
If you meant you just want to do a Upgrade Install of XP, and just dump XP over your
old ME install, then the Compatible Programs should continue to work. incompatible
Programs won't. Upgrade installs of XP over WinME will also be a bit Buggy, and you
got a high Chance that in the End to be unhappy.
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re: can I install XP on my system (etower633ids)?
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 10:15 am
Posted by C K
(6910 messages posted)
If you have the same amount of installed RAM from the factory (64 meg) then XP will
have problems running. It will be so slow, you will be waiting more than doing anything.
Recommended amount of RAM for XP in this forum is a minimum of 256 and preferably
512 meg or more to run even acceptibly, and the faster the processor the better.
Yours is the old Celeron, another potential problem that will slow the system down.
Your machine can only be increased to 256 meg of RAM but it has the old 66 meg buss
speed so finding the old SDRAM (it will be used and may/will be expensive) may be
almost impossible or more expensive than it will be worth. Overall, XP will not
work well at all on your machine or at all, depending on whether XP will have the
drivers, as Emachines will not have them.
None of the system utilities by third parties, burning software, AV (antivirus) programs
released for only Win 9X will work. They would all need to be updated versions that
support XP but the minimum hardware requirements on them now may be more than what
your machine has.
If you have an upgrade/full install XP disc, then you will find an upgrade advisor
that will check your system and software and tell you what issues it finds, or you
can do it online from MS:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307726
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re: can I install XP on my system (etower633ids)?
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 10:46 am
Posted by Keith Stanier
(1655 messages posted)
Darrell wrote:
|If I install XP on my etower633ids and if I do what will happen to my current programs?
|I am new to computers BUT I'M trying. Thank You.
Hi Darrell.
They will all be lost so backup or burn to CD all your important files first. Thats
because WinXP normally uses the NTFS file system whereas WinME uses FAT32. But if
your drive at the moment is FAT32 then you will be asked if you want to format NTFS
or FAT32 either way you will loose all your current files.
The other thing that you'll have to watch is the drivers for your additional hardware
e.g. sound card, graphics card, printer, scanner etc may not be supported in WinXP.
Visit the manufacturers web sites to see if your hardware is compatable with WinXP
and do they do updated drivers.
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re: can I install XP on my system (etower633ids)?
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 11:17 am
Posted by Keith Stanier
(1655 messages posted)
One this I forgot to mension Darrell is that M$ used to do an WinXP Upgrade Advisor
app to see it your system is compatable to run WinXP. Now I've search M$ for the
info and links show up but they are pushing Vista now which needs WinNT installed
before you can run that app.
Another search brings up Upgrade
Advisor from PCworld which is the same file size as the other 32Mb, give it a
try. But it still won't save your important files.
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re: can I install XP on my system (etower633ids)?
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Posted by Darrell
(3 messages posted)
Thanks to eyeryone for all the help.Steve you're THE MAN? I got it now!
On Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 10:15 am, C K wrote:
>If you have the same amount of installed RAM from the factory (64 meg) then XP will
>have problems running. It will be so slow, you will be waiting more than doing
anything.
> Recommended amount of RAM for XP in this forum is a minimum of 256 and preferably
>512 meg or more to run even acceptibly, and the faster the processor the better.
> Yours is the old Celeron, another potential problem that will slow the system down.
> Your machine can only be increased to 256 meg of RAM but it has the old 66 meg
buss
>speed so finding the old SDRAM (it will be used and may/will be expensive) may be
>almost impossible or more expensive than it will be worth. Overall, XP will not
>work well at all on your machine or at all, depending on whether XP will have the
>drivers, as Emachines will not have them.
>
>None of the system utilities by third parties, burning software, AV (antivirus)
programs
>released for only Win 9X will work. They would all need to be updated versions
that
>support XP but the minimum hardware requirements on them now may be more than what
>your machine has.
>
>If you have an upgrade/full install XP disc, then you will find an upgrade advisor
>that will check your system and software and tell you what issues it finds, or you
>can do it online from MS:
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307726
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re: can I install XP on my system (etower633ids)?
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Posted by Darrell
(3 messages posted)
Ck you made clear & concise . Thanx bunches!!
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